Lost Gold Ring Blooms from the Garden

I’ve found in my years of ring finding that gardening is a common theme in many of the losses. This was the case in my most recent lost ring search. The owner had been gardening, potting a bunch of plants as well as maintaining an in-ground raised bed planter box. The ring could have been lost in any of these locations as well as the backyard lawn and area. I decided to scan all the loose potted plants first to hopefully find the lost item or at least eliminate them from the list of possibilities. Unfortunately when I turned my machine on the area was being inundated with electromagnetic interference (EMI) along with my machine. Probably due to some nearby, overhead high voltage power transmission lines. Also the lawn area was pretty saturated with metal beneath the surface. I would have to turn the sensitivity way down as well as suspend the plants in mid-air while I scanned them. Every search has it’s own variables and challenges, these are what I had to deal with on this one. The owners son-in-law helped me out by carrying the plants to me one at a time then carrying them away, greatly simplifying my process and strategy. After awhile I received a promising signal from one of the large pots but it ended up being a « hot rock » which is a highly mineralized rock that can cause detectors to give false signals. After that letdown I had one larger, rectangular planter to check before moving to the in-ground planter and lawn area. Upon scanning the planter I picked up another similar signal to the previous one. I was semi-convinced it would be another hot rock but I had to check every signal considering the circumstances so I pulled out my pinpointer detector and began to probe into the planter. It was seriously hiding and after a minute I was all but convinced it was going to be another hot rock.  I then pulled a handful of soil aside and caught the bright, unmistakeable glint of gold shining out of the dirt. I had the owner retrieve the ring from the planter so it could go back to it’s rightful home. Happiness and a family of smiles all around made this another remarkable day in my life I will never forget. The owner said I was a « blessing » for her. I was happy to hear that she felt that way but I consider it a blessing for all of us when a ring finds it’s way back home. peace